Henry Dalton Collection (MUM00099). The Department of Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi.

Biographical Note

Henry Conn Dalton was born in Rienzi, MS in 1909. He earned a B.A. in English from Union University in 1930. From 1930-39 he taught English and mathematics in teh Alcorn County high schools. He also taught piano. From 1939-1969 he workied as a clerk in the Corinth post office. His first book of poetry, Hill Born
, won the Kaleidograph Book Publication Contest and cam out in 1954.

Scope and Contents Note

Collection consists of correspondence, various manuscripts, documents, and ephemera related to the life of Henry Dalton created from 1930-1977.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open.

Use Restriction

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